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De:       Boraxman
Data:     Mon, 6 Apr 2026 23:15:42 +1000
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  bBynb: hcRob Mccart bto cMRO bon cSun Apr 05 2026 08:23 amn

 > RM> > Long ago I decided to get a Laser printer so I didn't have to deal
 >   > > with jets clogging and ink or ribbons drying out and such.
 > 
 > MR>i used to have a bunch of epson fx-880 dot matrix printers.
 >   >this guy in a computer shop told me to never get rid of them when i
 >   >told him i had a bunch.
 > 
 > I've had 3 of those over the years before the Laser. They were pretty
 > good except that they use a ribbon which can dry out with age and
 > may not freeze well.
 > 
 > I didn't mention the other day that I also used to leave my Laser
 > printer over the winter in an unheated place while I wintered
 > elsewhere, and it was never affected by cold which I probably
 > couldn't have said for an ink jet printer.
 > 
 > MR>one time my 'monitor' (i call them displays) blew and i was able to redir
 >   >the output to my printer so i could see what directries i was in and what
 >   >was doing.  that was only dos though.  i can't belive i even did that.
 > 
 > That's quite something.. I wouldn't have thought of something like that
 > but, as you say, that's not something you could do on anything but a
 > text based OS. It might be possible to do graphics but it would
 > be horribly slow, eat a lot of ink, and only work on static screens..

One of the first major purchases I ever made, was an Epson LX-400 dot matrix. 
I bought it with birthday/christmas money I saved up!  What a nerd...
But that was an awesome printer, and served me for years and years and years,
reliably.
n
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